Decadent Red Velvet Desserts

Can't get enough of this holiday favorite? Try all of our red velvet recipes! From classic layer cakes to soufflés, you'll love each of these red velvet desserts.

Can't get enough of this holiday favorite? Try all of our red velvet recipes! From classic layer cakes to soufflés, you'll love each of these red velvet desserts.

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Southern Living

Everyone loves a seasonal sweet treat during the holidays. Knock everyone’s Christmas-themed socks off by serving a red velvet dessert to die for. We love Grandma’s best red velvet cake recipe with cream cheese frosting. There is a reason this Southern red velvet cake tradition has lasted for so many years – it's delicious! But, these bright red treats can be created in more ways than you may realize. Take your red velvet desserts beyond your best red velvet cake recipes this holiday with these delicious dessert ideas for Christmas. Make a red velvet confection into a tiramisu trifle, bake it in a savory cheesecake, or whip up red velvet fudge and package it as a holiday gift for friends and family. No matter which red velvet dessert recipe you pick or how you choose to serve it, one this is for certain – there won't be any leftovers!

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The Red Velvet Cake

In 1989, an armadillo-shaped groom's cake in Steel Magnolias kicked off a cult following for red velvet. The craze has continued, fueled in part by the red velvet cakes that have graced the Southern Living Christmas cover three times.

Red Velvet Marble Bundt Cake

The trick to creating looping swirls is to gently layer the batter around the Bundt pan with a small cookie scoop. No need to swirl with a knife; it will marble as it bakes. Finish it off with a Snowy White Vanilla Glaze.